Breakdown (1997)

Breakdown rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 69K votes

Rotten Tomatoes83%

Metacritic74%

TMDb6.928/10· 1K votes

With 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 74/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Breakdown

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.

Cast of Breakdown

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  Kurt Russell

  as Jeff Taylor

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  J.T. Walsh

  as Warren 'Red' Barr

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  Kathleen Quinlan

  as Amy Taylor

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  M.C. Gainey

  as Earl

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  Jack Noseworthy

  as Billy

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  Rex Linn

  as Sheriff Boyd

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  Ritch Brinkley

  as Al

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  Moira Sinise

  as Arleen Barr

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  Kim Robillard

  as Deputy Len Carver

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  Thomas Kopache

  as Calhoun

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  Jack McGee

  as Bartender

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  Vincent Berry

  as Deke Barr

Breakdown facts

Budget

$36M

Box office

$50.2M